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Commentary & OpinionCommentary & Opinion January 19, 2010 IF We had an Undersecretary of Food Safety...Source:Food Safety NewsIF there was an undersecretary for food safety this is what they should be doing... January 5, 2010 Last year was a rough one for food safety. Will 2010 be any better?Source:Cold Truth.comOver the holidays I wrote about a meal we all wanted to avoid. For the appetizer: San Antonio Bay oysters polluted with Noroviruses. For the main course: grilled beef infected with E. coli from contaminated tenderizing needles;... January 5, 2010 USA - Food safety now open season for anyone to attack meat tradeSource:Meat Trade Daily NewsAs 2009 comes to a close, there is no letup in the calls from politicians, consumer advocates, food safety lawyers and major media outlets for USDA and the food industry to step up their game when it comes to food safety. December 21, 2009 Editorial - The 76 Million Food Victims
Source:New York Times
After the Sept. 11 attacks, Congress set up a system that required food producers to register with the federal government, theoretically making it easier to trace dangerous contaminants in the nation’s food supply. A new report... December 17, 2009 Sick lunchSource:Salon.comI realize this is merely peripheral to the debate over health care reform, health policy generally, and Americans' health status. But as those larger issues are discussed, the fact that--surprise, surprise--some of nation's... December 15, 2009 Overhaul of U.S. food safety system is overdue
Source:Los Angeles Times
FDA oversight hasn't had a major revision for more than 50 years. Farms are inspected about once a decade; about 1% of imported food is examined. Congress should act now to protect the public. December 11, 2009 The Top 7 Foods Avoided by Food Safety ExpertsSource:Emaxhealth.comLiz Vaccariello, Editor in Chief of Prevention Magazine, recently interviewed several experts on food healthfulness and safety. She asked, “What foods do you avoid”, and was surprised by some of the answers. December 8, 2009 Editorials - Are toys safer?Source:Miami HeraldIs danger lurking in that toy you want to buy for a favorite toddler? This year, the chances are better than ever that the answer is No. Toys now on the market are supposed to meet a higher safety standard than they have before,... November 30, 2009 Food Sunday: Will the Food Safety Bill Make Food Safe?Source:FDL - BlogAs I flew home Friday, I realized the irony of the shirt I was wearing. It said "Put a trial lawyer out of business. Pass food safety reform BEFORE Thanksgiving." Oops. Guess that didn’t happen. Then again, I don’t think that... November 25, 2009 Don't Be Scared of Food: Are We Being Needlessly Hysterical About Food Safety?Source:Alternet.orgThere have been all kinds of scary headlines and stories about food safety problems. The most recent was a front-page story in the New York Times a few weeks ago about a young dance instructor who wound up paralyzed from the... |
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